THE 58th ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
The Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association welcomes your family
in safely celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2026 at our 58th annual parade!
The parade will be held:
Saturday, March 14th, 2026 at 1pm on Nicollet Ave in downtown Minneapolis, MN.
Line up starts at 12pm on Nicollet Ave and 6th Street, and the parade ends at Nicollet Ave and 12th Street.
If you would like to participate in the parade, entry is $50 for nonprofits and families*, payable online to our PayPal (themspda@gmail.com) or via cash or check, which either can be addressed to the Minneapolis St. Patrick's Day Association, 509 Mill Street NE, Minneapolis, MN 55421 or brought day of the parade.
Following the parade, there will be an after-party at the Basilica of Saint Mary! All are welcome to join!
Entry to the after-party is $5!
Get a traditional Irish meal for $15!
If you would like to participate in the parade,
click the "Parade Entry Form" button below.
(NOTE: you must pay ahead of time or day of to participate)
*If you are a for-profit or politician participant, entry is $150
Questions about this parade? Email us at
VFW #230 MEAT RAFFLE
Every other Friday, MSPDA hosts a meat raffle at VFW #230 in Columbia Heights starting at 6pm!
There are multiple rounds, and each round, tickets are usually $1-2 dollars with a limit of 4 per person. We also do a couple free drink token drawings throughout the evening! Check out our Google calendar to see when we'll be hosting!
Come check us out and help raise money for the American Diabetes Association!
OUR EVENTS CALENDAR
Come hang out with the Blarney gals during their button-selling blitzing and check out other upcoming events such as the Ms. Blarney crowning, St. Paddy's parade, and our ongoing meat raffle events, which are every other Friday at VFW #230 in Columbia Heights!
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